georefy km and sq miles):total: 2,344,858 sq km Area (Comparative):slightly less than one-fourth the size of the US Climate:tropical; hot and humid in equatorial river basin; cooler and drier in southern highlands; cooler and wetter in eastern highlands; north of Equator - wet season (April to October), dry season (December to February); south of Equator - wet season (November to March), dry season (April to October) Elevation (lowest point - in meters and feet):Atlantic Ocean 0 m Elevation (highest point - in meters and feet):Pic Marguerite on Mont Ngaliema (Mount Stanley) 5,110 mGeography Area (in sq
People Population: 71,712,867 (July 2011 est.) Languages (top 3 - %):French (official), Lingala (a lingua franca trade language), Kingwana (a dialect of Kiswahili Religions (top 3 - %):Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 20%, Kimbanguist 10% Infant Mortality Rate: 0-14 years: 44.4% (male 16,031,347/female 15,811,818) Life Expectancy:65 years and over: 2.6% (male 767,119/female 1,066,437) (2011 est.)
Government Government Type:republic Capital: Kinshasa
Economy GDP (purchasing power parity):$25.19 billion (2011 est.) Population below poverty line: 71,712,867 (July 2011 est.)
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georefy
km and sq miles):total: 2,344,858 sq km
Area (Comparative):slightly less than one-fourth the size of the US
Climate:tropical; hot and humid in equatorial river basin; cooler and drier in southern highlands; cooler and wetter in eastern highlands; north of Equator - wet season (April to October), dry season (December to February); south of Equator - wet season (November to March), dry season (April to October)
Elevation (lowest point - in meters and feet):Atlantic Ocean 0 m
Elevation (highest point - in meters and feet):Pic Marguerite on Mont Ngaliema (Mount Stanley) 5,110 mGeography
Area (in sq
People
Population: 71,712,867 (July 2011 est.)
Languages (top 3 - %):French (official), Lingala (a lingua franca trade language), Kingwana (a dialect of Kiswahili
Religions (top 3 - %):Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 20%, Kimbanguist 10%
Infant Mortality Rate: 0-14 years: 44.4% (male 16,031,347/female 15,811,818)
Life Expectancy:65 years and over: 2.6% (male 767,119/female 1,066,437) (2011 est.)
Government
Government Type:republic
Capital: Kinshasa
Economy
GDP (purchasing power parity):$25.19 billion (2011 est.)
Population below poverty line: 71,712,867 (July 2011 est.)
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